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How many pairs of gym shorts are there? son's GAP mesh shorts he wore to bed for a while, a pair of green ones and a pair of blue ones both with dying waistbands.
It may seem like a mess, but teaching ideas fore the upcoming year are formulating as I declutter my office. Photo by R-M Arca.
Gone at last, dumped into the body of the truck, can hear it compacting away the trash. Wanted to start right!
Emily has this habit of taking her own sweet time in the morning to decide on a piece of cloth for the day. I have this habit of taking my own sweet time to decide whether it's worth to get out of bed. The other day, still in bed and so fascinated with her pronounced scapulae, I grabbed the camera and snapped a picture of her in her dressing routine. (Of course that photo was criticized to death and faults were found in all and every of its pixels!)
After a simple cropping ("Not my fat ass and my messy hair" -- they are neither), several rounds of posterizing to declutter the background ("The closets need tidying up" -- that point I agree) and a layer of texture, this resulting picture was mutually accepted.
Because of her pose and the way she had her hair done up, we both thought of the statue Venus de Milo, thus the title.
(Leonard Cohen sung "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye")
The final 3 items to make the 52, 53 and 54. An old nasty jacket, a hoodie that had it's sleeves torn off, and a zip up hoodie that's ripped and paint stained.
There were a few reasons why I needed/wanted to get out for a drive today. I am wondering if the fact that I have had house mice is having an ill effect on my health. I have spent so much time the last few weeks, trying to declutter and get rid of a lot of stuff, and I'm not sure if I have disturbed the mouse spray and been breathing it in. You can't vacuum when you've had mice, so I haven't been doing that, but you still disturb things when sorting and moving belongings. I always have a cough - for years, and they couldn't find out the cause - but it has been worse recently. Anyway, I thought I would get out into the fresh air for a few hours today. Also, the forecast was for clouds and I thought this might be easier to drive in. The sun recently has been so glaringly bright and it affects my eyes. Note to self - must get my eyes checked sometime this year!
So, on this cloudy, low-light day, I made my way east of the city, hoping to maybe see an owl of some sort. I quickly checked to see if any Short-eared Owls were to be seen, though I knew it was probably too early in the day for them to be out. No sign of one at all. Time to drive a few back roads in case there was a Snowy Owl in sight. Some of the roads I travelled were ones that I hadn't driven before, which was good for me. Though I have been east of the city many times over the years, I have still only driven a few of the roads myself. I was fortunate to find two Snowy Owls; first a beautiful, streaked female, and then on a different road, a handsome male who flew off when I was still half a mile down the road.
There was still time to go back to look for a Short-eared Owl and this time, there were several of them. Most of the time, they were either flying far away or landing in the middle of a huge field. However, at the end, one did land on a post and stayed there for quite some time. Awkward to photograph, though, when there are other cars and photographers. I couldn't see anything at first, as there were two cars in front of me. In the end, I got out of my car and carefully stood between the two vehicles - couldn't see well around the first car and couldn't move out any further otherwise I would have blocked a friend's long lens behind me. I suspected that my photos were blurry because of the front car and for my last few photos, I moved around and stood away from the heat rising from the vehicle. That made a difference - now I have several somewhat sharper images, and an awful lot of blurry shots to delete. Sigh ....
A young relative of one of the landowners came across the field and I had quite a long, interesting talk with him. He wondered what all the cars in the area were doing and I explained about the owls and that we were all birders/photographers. He said his grandmother was so worried and stressed out - quite afraid. I told him that I am always concerned when photographers do this, as I know it must make some landowners nervous (understandably, with the crime rate in rural areas), and told him to please apologize to his grandma, and to also reassure her that we are all good, harmless people, interested only in trying to get photos of the owls.
Another reason to get out today was that we are about to have a drastic change in our weather! For wekks now, we have been enjoying much milder winter weather, but on Sunday, 3 February, the forecast is for a high of -22C (windchill -31C). A high of -24C for Monday.
This quilt, made by seventeen women, has been hanging in the lobby of the church I attend, longer than the dozen years I've been there, but I never really noticed it. There used to be a table in front of it with informative literature, but recently the declutter committee has been active and removed the table.
We're Here! looking for art for non-snobs.
As I'm unlikely to be able to post much during the next day or two, I thought I'd put up this one, which I took at the weekend. I am inordinately pleased with this one, for once it was planned and worked out exactly as I'd hoped. I used a wide angle lens to isolate the pub - the Horse & Jockey - and thus "declutter" the picture a bit. I'd really like it if you viewed this one LARGE.
As I say, this is the Horse & Jockey pub, on the corner of Roseway and Church Street. This is the only building standing of the original buildings in this part of Church Street (demolished in a 1962 road widening scheme), and Roseway (buildings demolished in 1960 to make way for a car park). The frontage of the pub carries the date 1914, but inspection of the building shows the rear to be much older - it is mentioned in the 1826 directory, and historian Adam Stark dated it at 1748.
Picture taken using a Nikon F5, 28-70mm Nikkor lens, Kodak Professional BW400CN Film
Self-portrait Week 2 : My 30 before 30 list which I have approximately 11 months to finish.
1.Travel somewhere new (& foreign!)
2.Submit my photography to a magazine/contest/exhibit/show/store.
3.Do a 1-a-week self-portrait project for a whole year.
4.Take a cooking class.
5.Go berry picking and then make pie or jam.
6.Submit my completed novel to an agent.
7.Buy myself a nice piece of jewelry.
8.Submit a short story to a literary magazine.
9.Redesign my website.
10.Learn how to play my ukulele.
11.Declutter my wardrobe & donate 25 items to Goodwill.
12.Learn to crochet.
13.Read more books than last year. (55+)
14.Go to a storage locker auction or antique auction and if I like something enough, bid on it without being intimidated.
15.Make a new friend.
16.Find a doctor I like and trust.
17.Go see a movie in a theater alone.
18.Backup EVERYTHING on an external hard drive.
19.Go to the SOWA market.
20.Host a dinner party, cocktails/apps party, couples night or bbq – any excuse to cook!
21.Start a quilting project.
22.Grow a plant from seeds.
23.Buy something vintage and repaint it.
24.Make whipped cream in my KitchenAid stand mixer.
25.Buy bright colored tights and wear them with pride.
26.Brew a beer with juniper berries.
27.Watch The Godfather.
28.Take an art class or workshop.
29.Get a facial.
30.Make a 40 by 40 list.
See more about my 30 Before 30 challenge here: jillianscreativelife.blogspot.com/2012/01/30-before-30-se...
This is a crop. Tell me if you prefer it or the original framing in moving 1. I can't decide except that there is some real blow out at the top of the frame in the original. It was kind of a "oops" shot, but I really like the color & movement.
my new year's resolution is to declutter my life. one baby cupboard at a time.
this afternoon i tackled the really out-of-control under-the-kitchen-sink cabinet. it used to be that opening the door to this cubboard gave me a dull pain in my heart, if only for a split second. no longer! it took less than 45 minutes to declutter this sucker and now i'm quite chuffed.
This is number 46 and 47. A winter cap that I don't know who it belongs to and a pair of gorilla slippers with duct tape on the bottom.
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Soon for the garbage, 2 pairs of over used boxer briefs, a torn up Tommy t-shirt and a pair of WWF Stone Cold swim shorts.
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I've planned this big declutter project for my home in 2006. The idea is to end up with less "stuff", better thought out storage and a cleaner, tidier, nicer place to live.
I've started out with my eldest son's room (began just before Christmas) with five minutes a day of clearing out drawers, tidying up and making sure everything has homes. As this is the tidiest it'll ever be, I thought I'd take a photo!
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Today has been a horrible day. My parents came down to do some more to the mass tidy and declutter we're currently doing to my house - and the children have misbehaved ALL day!
At one point we put them in the car, left my Dad doing jobs and went for a drive in the hope that a small nap might help. We drove to Castle Cary where I took some photos with my Mum's camera - which I promptly forgot to get off her.
The nap did not help! I distracted them for a little while by making these chocolate rice crispy cakes but it didn't last long and right up until bedtime they've been naughty (and they're still awake now being little sods)
Sam update - 58 days til he's home! :)
Maybe the fruit doesn't belong there, but I have nowhere else to put it. (have no dining table). It's the only surface I have in my tiny apartment kitchen.
Nearing the home stretch, 48, 49, 50, and 51. Nearing the home stretch, I find 3 broken fold up chairs in the coat closet and a broken sled in the yard, I know it wasn't in the closet, but it counts because that's where it came from.
ADSL-modem, wifi router and all wires hidden under the table.
Laptop stands on the Cardboard Laptop Stand.
I have several pics of our girl Zoey Lu that I need to declutter from my files,so I'll be posting nothing but Zoey over the nest week or so. Hope you don't get too sick of seeing her.
Her story goes like this.
I had wanted a Sphynx from the first time I'd seen a photo of one in a magazine about fifteen years ago. In 2007 I began searching for a breeder,and found a nice lady who had previously bred Persians,but had fallen in love with the Sphynx breed. She put us on a list for a kitten,who was born in May 2007. Lee was sceptical about having a bald cat,but it took about five minutes for him to fall in love with all of them ! At the time our oldest Son was diagnosed with cancer. I was praying for life for my Son,and the name Zoey means life,so that's why the name,Zoey ..for life,and Lu because her original name was Lucy. She came home with us in October when she was five months old. She slept under my chin every night. Unfortunately I developed an irritation in my eyes,and thought I was alergic to Zoey. Reluctantly we took her back to the breeder . My eyes cleared up,and I wanted to try bringing her home again. Alas,while she was back my eyes became irritated again,so back to the breeder Zoey went again ! I went to my eye doctor,and he gave me meds for the eyes,and they got better again. Once again,we missed Zoey so much,I begged the lady to let us try once more with Zoey. As they say..the third time is the charm !
She's been with us three years this month,and we love her to bits ! She has never met a stranger she doesn't like. She's very lovable..but also quite demanding ! She needs extra warmth which we supply ,and she must have regular baths,which she hates !
The Sphynx cat is described as being"part monkey,part dog,part child,and part cat."
They may not be your cup of tea,but they are wonderful pets !
Oh,and yes our Son had surgery and treatment for cancer,and is cancer free at this time..thank God !!
My colleagues got me this bar 20 years ago when I resigned from my position. As we have started to declutter I thought about perhaps selling it. So I checked the brand and it is made by Zoffoli in Italy. One simply does not sell anything that is made in Italy. So this one is a keeper.
An old pair of heavy cotton jogging pants and PJs. Now why would someone wear cotton jogging pants now, and the waistband is also bad. Notice the large rip in the PJs leg.
Found some water bomb balls stashed in the closet. No one will notice them gone. Just counting these as 1.
First in the batch, paint stained old sweat pants. Never wear them, not sure why I even kept them. Gone!
Declutter and view large on black.
Found the most amazing two story abandoned house in the middle of Nowhere, FL The property has a giant lighthouse and three garages its completely amazing. I am going to spend all tonight and Sunday morning trying to find a girl to shoot in it its just PERFECT. Hopefully by monday morning I have new shots for you peoples <3
Barely a drop in the bucket. Two bags of dog towels to the Houston Humane Society and 4 bags of books to Half-Price Books. Oct. 2016
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I went to the Parham Steam Rally this afternoon. This one had been placed nicely in the shade with a tree behind to help declutter the scene.